Town government · Essex County, MA

Boxford's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended June 30, 2024), Boxford took in $45.4 million and spent $35.9 million.

Latest recorded year: ended June 30, 2024Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Town taxes82%State tax money15%Fines and other1.5%Fees for services (garbage collection, school lunches)1.1%Federal tax money0.3%

What stands out

81%

of Boxford's money comes from property tax.A typical U.S. township or town of under 10,000 people gets 52%.

Town taxes82%

Property tax
81%$36.6 million
Other taxes
1.7%$773 thousand
What's in other taxesOther licenses
  • Other licenses$773 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services1.1%

Fees for services
1.1%$488 thousand
What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; other service charges and 3 more
  • Other school charges$244 thousand
  • Other service charges$108 thousand
  • Garbage collection$104 thousand
  • School lunches$26 thousand
  • Parks, land and natural resources$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money0.3%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
0.3%$149 thousand

State tax money15%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
15%$6.7 million

Fines and other1.5%

Interest, rents and other
1.5%$697 thousand
Fines
<0.1%$2 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges53%Running the government and other costs21%Police, fire, courts and jails11%Roads, transit and parking7.8%Water, sewer, trash and utilities2.6%All other spending4.8%

What stands out

53%

of Boxford's spending goes to schools and colleges.Most U.S. townships and towns of under 10,000 people spend nothing on this.

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges
53%$19.0 million
What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools
  • Elementary and secondary schools$19.0 million
Running the government and other costs
21%$7.5 million
What's in running the government and other costsOther and not broken out; government buildings and 2 more
  • Other and not broken out$5.3 million
  • Government buildings$905 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$809 thousand
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$417 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
11%$3.9 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; inspections and regulation and 2 more
  • Police$1.8 million
  • Inspections and regulation$1.1 million
  • Fire protection$960 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$77 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.8%$2.8 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$2.8 million
Water, sewer, trash and utilities
2.6%$950 thousand
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesGarbage and solid waste
  • Garbage and solid waste$950 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
1.8%$631 thousand
What's in parks, recreation and librariesLibraries and parks and recreation
  • Libraries$619 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$12 thousand
Interest on debt
1.0%$369 thousand
Sent to other local governments
1.0%$353 thousand
What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to local governments: other and not broken out and sent to the state government
  • Sent to local governments: other and not broken out$291 thousand
  • Sent to the state government$62 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.6%$215 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$215 thousand
Environment and natural resources
0.3%$112 thousand
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$112 thousand
Social services
0.1%$45 thousand
What's in social servicesOther public welfare
  • Other public welfare$45 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Town of Boxford. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file, fiscal year ended June 30, 2024.

What this covers. The money of Town of Boxford itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.